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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Geeseytown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

111Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Geeseytown

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Geeseytown route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
American RobinTurdidae762024+149%1989
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae622024+525%1989
House SparrowPasseridae532024+337%1989
European StarlingSturnidae462024-22%1989
Song SparrowPasserellidae462024+136%1989
Gray CatbirdMimidae412024+110%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae382024-29%1989
American CrowCorvidae352024-6%1989
American GoldfinchFringillidae312024+374%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae272024+32%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272024+8%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272024+61%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232024+19%1989
Rock PigeonColumbidae222024-27%1989
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae212024-4%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192024+92%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172024+43%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172024-19%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162024+386%1989
Yellow WarblerParulidae152024+29%1989
American RedstartParulidae132024+91%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024-3%1989
OvenbirdParulidae122024+820%1989
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+0%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024+27%1989
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024-12%1989
Field SparrowPasserellidae102024+58%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024+0%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae102017+191%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82024-8%1989
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82024-25%1989
House FinchFringillidae82024-19%1989
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72024+120%1989
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+150%1989
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024-8%1989
Horned LarkAlaudidae62023+275%1990
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+0%1990
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-71%1989
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52024-29%1989
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51989+67%1987

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.